CG / Runs / Water
Transatlantic
Ambrose Light, NY → Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly · ~3,106 nm
3,106 Nautical Miles
WSSRC Sanctioning Body
3 Classes
Since 1838 Blue Riband
Powersport
Motor
Record: 58h 34m 50s — Destriero (1992)
Open
Current
Destriero · Fincantieri (1992) 58:34:50
67m, 3 gas turbines, 60,000 hp, avg 53.09 kts. Virgin Atlantic Challenge Trophy holder. Unbeaten for 33 years. Nobody's even tried.
Sail
Sail
Record: 3d 15h 25m 48s — Banque Populaire V (2009)
Open
Current
Banque Populaire V · Bidégorry (2009) 3d 15h 25m
131-ft trimaran, avg 32.94 kts. Plymouth → Newport. The sailing record is within striking distance of the powerboat record. Think about that.
Billionaire
Dare
De Facto Record: 3d 8h 31m — Branson (1986)
Billionaire
De Facto
Richard Branson · Virgin Atlantic Challenger II (1986) 3d 8h 31m
Branson was at the helm. In an inflatable. In 1986. The rest of you have $500M sailing yachts and haven't even tried. Dance monkey dance.
Owner at the Helm or Progress Stops
Clock runs continuously, but forward progress only counts while the billionaire is at the wheel. Hand it off and the boat stops. Sleep is your problem.
Complete the crossing: $25K donation to CG charity fund. Bounty goes up each time.

The Transatlantic crossing is the oldest speed record on the ocean. The Blue Riband has been contested since 1838, when steamships first proved they could cross reliably under power. 3,106 nautical miles of open North Atlantic — the Gulf Stream, the Labrador Current, icebergs, fog banks, and whatever North Atlantic low-pressure system is currently trying to kill you.

The powerboat record has stood since 1992. The sailing record since 2009. And the Billionaire class? That's a CG original. We know who owns these boats. We know what they're capable of. The question is whether the owner is.